Combined corn and cotton-seed planter



(No Model.)

J. J. HOLLAND.

COMBINED CORN AND GOTTON SEED PLANTER. No. 274.195.

Patilted Mar..20,1883.

1 mm H Mug UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J. HOLLAND, 0F BRYAN, TEXAS.

COMBINED CORN AND 'co'rToN-sEEo ,PLANTER.

SPEGIFIQATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 274,195, dated March 20,1883.

some of its parts will be readily converted into a plow or analogousimplement.

Prior to, my invention the seeding-wheel has been provided with one ormore recesses in its perimeter, the depth of which said recess orrecesses has been rendered variable by means either of a false bottomadjusted toward or away fromthe bottom of the recess by means of aset-screw, or by means of overlapping disks adjustably secured withinthe recess; but in such seeding-wheels, while the depth of the recess isrendered variable the width thereof remains unchanged.

It is the object of my invention to simplify the means employed forproviding at will recesses of different depths in the wheel, and also toprovide means whereby a recess of both greater width and depth can beprovided for cotton-seed than for corn, whereby the cotton-seed can befed from the hopper in a more certain, free, and efficient manner thanheretofore. In the instances mentioned the recesses are not concave 0rsegmental-shaped,

but in the nature of cylindrical recesses, while in my seeding-wheeltherecesses are segmental-shaped, or concave, as will be seen fartheron.

To attain the objects of my invention 1 form the seeding-wheel with aperipheral series of concave or segmental-shaped recesses, and for eachrecess provide a segmental block formed with a small recess for corn,the block being detachably secured in the concavity in the wheel by ascrew passing through the bottom of the recess on the segmental block,the said block fitting in and filling the concavity in the wheel, andbeing formed so that its face shall be flush with the face of the wheel,whereby when the block is fitted in the concavity the recess shall beadapted for corn, and when detached the concavity will afford a deeperand a much wider recess for cotton-seed, as here Application filedFebruary 6, 1882. (No model.)

'inafter more fully described, and illustrated in the drawings, inwhich- Figurel represents a plan view of a machine embodying myinvention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 3 atransverse sectional view, of the seeding-wheel on an enlarged scale.

The letters A A designate the two side beams, and B B the two endcross-beams, which constitute the main frame of my combined cotton-seedand corn planter. The two side beams are adapted to be set at a variabledistance apart, since the end beams pass through mortises which are madethrough the side beams, holes a a being formed in the end beams, andpins b I) passed through the side beams into said holes;

0 indicates the axle, and D D the supporting-wheels, alongside of one ofwhich wheels is a large cog-wheel, D, and alongside of the end of theaxle which is opposite to the end upon which the small cog is mounted issecured a small plain-faced wheel, D which bears against the largeplainJ'aced wheel D in order to steady the axle upon which these twosmall wheels are mounted. Upon this said axle E is secured theseeding-wheel F, which serves to agitate the seed withina hopper, G, andto convey the seed out from the said hopper and drop the same. Thisseedingwheel is peculiarly constructed. It has a series of segments, 9,set into a series'of circumferential concave recesses, f, and eachsegment has a hole, h, bored in it to a certain depth. The screws orbolts g, which secure these segments to the wheel, are passed downthrough the holes h, and then through the segments into the wheel. Thescrews are set far enough down to leave said holes open to receive corn,which drops into them and is car ried out of the hopper and dropped; butwhen cotton-seed is to be planted the segments are taken from the wheel,the number taken off depending upon the rapidity with which it isdesired to efiect the seeding.

I1 designates the opener in advance of the seeding-wheel, and I Iindicate the shovels for covering up the seed. These are detachablysecured to the main frame, so that when the machine is to be employed asa subsoil-plow the standards of the shares can be readily connected withthe machine in place of the opener and shovels which are used inconnection with the seeding-wheel.

The hopper G is detachable from the machine in order that it can bedetached when the machine is to be used for plowing, breaking land, orfor other purposes. To this end the hopper is secured to abase, G, whichis secured by bolts G to the end beams of the machine. The advantages.of removing ,the hopper will be apparent, since it relieves the machineof an unnecessary incumbrance; and, further, a chopper may be attachedto the rear axle tor the purpose of chopping out cotton.

Mortises K K are made in the side beams to receive the standards ofextra plow'shares. These plows can be arranged in a variety of ways,according to the uses of the machine,

such arrangements being a matter of judgment with the operator.

When the machine is used for dropping cotton-seed or corn two handleswill be secured by braces L L at the rear end of the side beams; butwhen the machine is used -as a plow but one handle will be required.

M designates the clevis, secured so as to be adjusted either to theright or the left.

I propose providing suitable brace-rods for the standards of the shovelsor openers, and

to so connectthem with the standards that they can be readily detached.

It will be understood thatl do not limit myself to the number of plowsor shovels. I may so construct the beams that three openers and threeshovels can be employed, and so that they can be properly arranged onthe beams with relation to each other.

It will be seen that the segmental blocks can be fitted in the concaverecesses in the wheel with common wood screws, which can be screwed downso that their heads will not occupy any material portion of the recessin the blocks; but in the other cases hereinbefore mentioned, where therecess has an adjustable false bottom, bearings must be provided for thescrews, and the latter must-be in the ,nature of set or thumb screws,thus entailing expense and clogging up the recesses; also, while in suchcases the depth of the recess can be varied its width will remain thesame; but for cotton-seed a wider recess is desirable, and hence by mycheap and simple device I attain both features.

Heretol'ore acotto-n-seed planterhas been provided with a removableseed-droppin g cylinder having teeth which draw the seed from a hopperand drop the same into a spout. In using said machine for planting corn,beans, or the like, the toothed cylinder is removed, and a cylinderprovided with a peripheral series of cup-shaped recesses substitutedthere for. A cup is secured in each one of said recesses, and fordifferent kinds of grain cups having different-sized cavities areemployed; but in such machines the recesses in the cylinder havestraight walls, and are not segmental-shaped, as in mine, and they arenot adapted to be used for planting cotton-seed, the toothed cylinderbeing used when cottonseed are to be planted.

\Vhat I claim isi In a combined corn and cotton-seed planter, thecombination, with the hopper, the opener, and the coverers, of theseeding-wheel F, formed with a peripheral series of segmentalshapedrecesses, f, and the segmental blocks {1. each formed with a recess, h,and detachably secured in a concavity in the wheel by a screw, g,passing through the bottom of the recess in the block, the said blockfitting into and filling the concavity in the wheel, and being alsoformed so that its face shall be flush with the face of the wheel,whereby when the block is in place the recess in the same will bebrought into use, and when detached the entire concave recess in thewheel will be used, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand in the presence of threesubscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH J. HOLLAND.

'Witnessesi O. B. BECK, H. FIELD, W. R. OAVI'IT.

